An English cricket era ended when the great English bowler James Anderson retires today from the international cricket. In his 22 years long career, he has seen some ups and down but overall he has been one of the most consistent performers with the ball and never disappointed his captains whenever he was handed over the ball in his hands. James Anderson aka Jimmy Anderson is regarded as one of the greatest English bowler of all time.

Anderson is over 42 years old now but even today his capability to get wickets at crunch situations is unmatched. That is the reason why even in his last match he took 3 wickets and took his test wickets tally to 704 wickets. His cricketing career has been amazing and he has been a nightmare for so many batsmen all over the world including some of the greatest players like Virat Kohli, David Warner, Kane Williamson, and Sachin Tendulkar.

Top 5 Batters dismissed most by James Anderson

1. Cheteshwar Pujara: Pujara is an Indian test-match specialist player however, he almost had no answers to Jimmy Anderson’s swing and seems bowling. He has been dismissed 12 times by James Anderson
2. Peter Siddle: He is a well-known bowler from Australia. Although he is not a complete batsman but still Anderson loved to get his wickets. Siddle has been a victim of James Anderson 11 times in his career
3. David Warner: David Warner is also a GOAT cricketer like Jimmy Anderson. He is an opening batsman for Australia and regarded as a Top batter. However, he was dismissed 10 times by James Anderson.
4. Sachin Tendulkar, Kane Williamson, and Michael Clarke: All three are the top quality batters averaging around 50 in test cricket but all three were dismissed 9 times by Anderson
5. Steven Smith: The best batsman in Modern test era, Steve Smith who is averaging around 60 in test cricket, has been a victim of James Anderson 8 times in his career

Please check the list of players with double hundred in ODIs

Test Career Stats of James Anderson

As we have already mentioned that Jimmy Anderson is widely recognized as a “GOAT” cricketer. His 22 years long career has been incredibly amazing and his impact on the cricket ground was incredible. He played his debut test match on 22nd May 2003 against Zimbabwe and his last test match completed on July 13th 2024.

James Anderson Test Career Stats

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